Messaging Mask Wearing During the COVID-19 Crisis: Ideological Differences

• Published in: Journal of experimental political science Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 91 - 101
• Main Author: Utych, Stephen M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Conservatism; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Disease control; Ideology; Masks; Partisanship; Political science; Preregistered Report; Prevention; Public health; United States > US; COVID-19; ideology; regulatory focus theory

As the U.S. Government works to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, messaging is important in getting individuals to comply with public health recommendations, especially as the response from the public seems to be polarized along partisan and ideological lines. Using a recent Centers for Dise...